Sweden // Denmark

This year at work I am part of a National Training Team...

As part of this project I went to Sweden for a week in April. 

One great thing about this work trip was that my travel buddy happened to be a great friend of mine!  

Amy and I had a fantastic week of working (and a little fun at the end of the week in Copenhagen, Denmark).

Älmhult, Sweden...home of IKEA of Sweden (IOS)

 Växjö, Sweden...town where we stayed all week.  

(A 45 min train ride to and from Älmhult everyday.)

Älmhult Train Station

 Somehwere in Växjö

 Somewhere in the middle of Älmhult

 IKEA History Museum in Älmhult

 Växjö Train Station

 Doing some actual work. (Filming a training video.)

  More of Älmhult

 Breakfast is always one of the best parts of staying anywhere in Scandinavia.

 Växjö Train Station

A lot of train riding all week. 

Copenhagen Train Station 

Stayed at this hotel in Copenhagen 

 Copenhagen..on the Stroget (Downtown, main shopping area.)

 Nyhaven, Copenhagen

That is not a shot glass.  It is a water glass.  Never any ice and only this much water at dinner. 

Party with my IKEA team

I had a Department Christmas Party tonight with my team....here they are. They are all fabulous (especially for putting up with me as a boss)! We are missing a few people, but it was a great time - and good to be with eachother outside of that blue box.

What is a party with out way too much food, drinks and a swedish dala horse?